Job Description
Position Summary:
Referral Coordinator I
Heart South
1022 North 1st Street, Suite 500, Alabaster, AL 35007
Full-Time | Day Shift
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Heart South is seeking a highly organized and customer-focused Referral Coordinator I to support patients, providers, and clinical teams by managing referrals, authorizations, and insurance verification. This role is essential in ensuring patients receive timely access to specialty care and diagnostic services.
About Baptist Health Medical Group
Baptist Health Medical Group is a physician-led group established on a foundation of compassionate care and clinical excellence. Guided by this commitment to compassion and excellence, our teams of physicians, advanced practice professionals, nurses, clinicians and office staff work together to meet every patient’s total healthcare needs.
As part of Baptist Health’s extensive network of comprehensive healthcare services, Baptist Health Medical Group is committed to providing the community easy access to integrated care. Our expansive range of practices offer close-to-home locations and convenient appointment options.
Providing expert care in over 18 areas of focus — from primary care to specialty institutes — Baptist Health Medical Group includes more than 600 physicians and advanced practice professionals.
Health Offers Great NEW Competitive Pay and Great Benefits Package that Includes:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks to start)
- Life Insurance
- Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
- Family Care (childcare, elder care, pet care)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Car Insurance
- Educational Benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt
ALL BENEFITS START DAY ONE
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Process internal and external referrals and authorizations
- Verify insurance coverage and obtain prior authorizations
- Coordinate patient appointments and follow-up care
- Update patient information in the EHR system
- Communicate with providers, patients, and insurance companies
- Support quality patient care through exceptional customer service
Qualifications:
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Medical terminology knowledge preferred
- Two years of related healthcare or medical office experience preferred
- Referral, authorization, or insurance verification experience preferred
- Strong computer, communication, and organizational skills
Numbers & Facts
| Location | ALABASTER, Alabama |
| Job Type | Full-time |
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